Reflexology
Pain
‘Exploratory study on the efficacy of reflexology for pain threshold and tolerance using an ice-pain experiment and sham TENS control,’ C.A. Samuel, I.S. Ebenezer, Complement. Ther. Clin. Pract. 19 (2013) 57–62.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23561061/
‘An exploratory study of reflexological treatment for headache,’ A.S. Launsø L, E. Brendstrup, Alternative Ther. Health Med. 5 (1999) 57–65.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10234869/
Menopause
‘The effects of Reflexology on sleep disorder in menopausal women,’ Maryam Asltoghiri, Zahra Ghodsi,
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 31 (2012) 242-6. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811029788
‘The effect of foot reflexology applied to women aged between 40 and 60 on vasomotor complaints and quality of life,’ Ebru Gozuyesil, Muruvvet Baser. Complement. Ther. Clin. Pract. (2016) Aug: 24:78–85.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27502805/
‘The effects of foot reflexology on depression during menopause: A randomized controlled clinical trial,’ Fatemeh Mahdavipour, Zahra Rahemi, Zohreh Sadat, Neda Mirbagher Ajorpaz. Complement. Ther. Med. (2019) Dec:47:102195. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31780002/
Sleep
‘Effects of foot reflexology on fatigue, sleep and pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis,’ Jeongsoon Lee, Misook Han, Younghae Chung, Jinsun Kim, Jungsook Choi; J Korean Acad. Nurs. (2011) Dec; 41(6):821–33.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22310867/
Qigong
‘The Sociology of Qi Gong: A qualitative study,’ Paul Posadzki, Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2010) 18.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/43354247_The_sociology_of_Qi_Gong_A_qualitative_study
‘Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners,’ Chun-Yi Lin, Tze-Taur Wei, Chen-Chen Wang, Wan-Chen Chen, Yu-Min Wang and Song-Yen Tsai, Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med. (2018): 4960978.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902057/#:~:text=In%20conclusion%2C%20one%20session%20of,qigong%20exercise%20in%20older%20practitioners.
‘The Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong on Immune Responses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,’ Byeongsang Oh,Kyeore Bae, Gillian Lamoury, Thomas Eade, Frances Boyle, Brian Corless, Stephen Clarke, Albert Yeung, David Rosenthal, Lidia Schapira, and Michael Back. Medicines (Basel). 2020 Jul; 7(7): 39.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7400467/
